CHANTILLY, Virginia, March 1, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Oberthur
Technologies, a global leader in the delivery of high security solutions and
the #1 provider of smart credentials to the U.S. Federal government, is
supplying doctors and first responders with FIPS 201 compliant, physical and
logical access Personal Identify Verification (PIV) cards to assist in
response to disaster.

The cards, which were first issued by Southwest Texas Regional Advisory
Council (STRAC) in 2006, were being used by physicians, paramedics and first
responders to gain access to emergency facilities and hospitals throughout
the San Antonio area. The cards enabled all 35 hospitals in the regional
trauma service area to be linked to a comprehensive, web-based database that
could be updated daily to confirm card holder identity and emergency response
capabilities.

To work with state and Federal agencies, like FEMA, STRAC members
recently decided to move to Oberthur Technologies' ID-One(tm) Cosmo card, a
FIPS-201[1] certified dual interface smart card, to ensure interoperability
between their region and federal agencies in preparation for emergency and
disaster recovery situations.

"Oberthur's cards allow us to deploy handheld authentication devices at
the perimeter of an emergency area to validate the identity of personnel
arriving at the scene, regardless of whether they are from the local, state
or federal level," said Eric Epley, Executive Director, STRAC. "This also
gives us the ability to identify essential personnel who operate or restore
critical infrastructure/ key resources (CI/KR)."

"STRAC's use of Oberthur's ID-One Cosmo card is an excellent example of
how healthcare professionals and organizations can utilize standards-based
smart card technology to enhance services- whether it be responding to an
emergency, treating a patient or working with Electronic Health Records,"
said Patrick W. Hearn, Oberthur's VP of Government and Identification Markets
- North/Central America. "The creation of proper infrastructure of medical
professional authentication with patient authentication is a proven
foundational core of an effective and secure Health-IT infrastructure."

STRAC is the regional trauma and emergency healthcare council for the 22
county region in and around San Antonio called Trauma Service Area P (TSA-P).
They issue cards to Paramedics/EMTs, hospital-based physicians,
physician-based mid-level practitioners (PAs, NPs, CNSs, etc) and Emergency
Management staff.

Oberthur Technologies will be demonstrating their FIPS-201-certified dual
interface smart cards at HIMSS, one of the world's largest healthcare IT
exhibitions, in Atlanta (booth #9153) March 1-4.

About Oberthur Technologies

With sales of 882 million Euros in 2008, Oberthur Technologies is a world
leader in the field of secure technologies. Innovation and high quality
services ensure Oberthur Technologies' strong positioning in its main target
markets:

- Card Systems: The world's second largest provider of security
and identification based on smart card technology and associated
services for mobile, payment, transport, digital TV and convergence
markets.
- Identity: Leading international supplier for the manufacture and
personalization of secure identity documents such as passport, identity
card, driving license or health care card - traditional and electronic
- and associated services for both governmental and corporate markets.
- Security printing: World's third largest private security printer
specialized in high security for the production of banknotes, checks
and other fiduciary documents in more than fifty countries.
- Cash protection: World leader in the emerging market of
intelligent systems to secure cash-in-transit and ATM.

Close to its customers, Oberthur Technologies benefits from an industrial
and commercial presence across all five continents.

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